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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-10
FOREIGN.

Two hundred cases of smallpox
are known to exist at Santiago de Cuba,
and it is estimated that fully 100 more are
being treated by charlatans.
A collision between the British bark Ham
burg aud the British steamer Tern resulted
in the sinking of the steamer and the drown
ing OF her captain and four seamen.
A new freight line Of steamers to ply be-
tween the Clyde, h, Mersey and Bristol
channel and NJ ,ntreal has been organized in
England, and the frs trip has been made by
the steamer Cornerstone of 1884 tons. The
new service is called the Mclean line.
The schooner Riversdale, from Boston,
brought into ST. John, N. B., the crew of the
schooner R G. Moran, Captain NcDougall,
which was wrecked at the western end of
Long Island, while on the passage from New
York to s.. John. in ballast.
Fl ance and Russia object to the Anglo
Turkish convention relative to Egypt, and
Mr.. N lldof indirectly charges England with
bribery.
Work is 10 be pushed at Panama on inforl
nation that capital has been secured to finish
the canal
Lawrence Donovan, the bridge jumper,
has jumped from London bridge.
Adispatch from Sydney, Australia, says
that Trickett, the oarsmsn, has challenged
Beach to contest for the championship of
he world, and that Beach has accepted the
challenge.
Archbishop Williams has been granted an
III lience with the Pope.
The doctors are confident OF removing the
growth on tie larynx of the German crown
prince.
/ S. H, You1g, Jr, champion hurdle racer
pf the Manhattan Athletic club of New York
has been defeated at Stamford Bridge Lon
1on
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-10
TEXAN BANDITS.
They Rob an Express Train of $4,000
and Escape.

AS the east bound Texas g. Pacific express
was pulling out of Benbrook, the first station
west of Fort Worth the other evening, four
masked men leaped on the engine, and, with
drawn revolvers ordered the engineer to pull
on. The engineer obeyed and the train
moved forward two miles until Rushy creek
eight miles west OF Fort Worth was reached.
Here, on high trestle work the train w3s
stopped. The express messenger, named
Tom Marsor, was new man on the road,
and opened the door to ascertain the cause oi
the delay. No sooner hal he opened the
door than masked man leaped into the cal
and demanded all the money in the car. The
express messenger gracefully submitted, The
robbers secur ing it is said about $40, ,IoJ
They escaped with their booty.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-10
AN OLD MAN DIES DRUNK.
His Aged wife Lying Near Him Stupe-
fed with Rum.

A frighttul sight met the gnze of the coroner
at an inquest over the body of John Lyons, 7j
years old. Lyons lay on the fo3r, where he
had died while intoxicated. Near him lay his
aged wife in drunken stupor, and in n shed
near by was found their year-old grandchild
dying from poison. The child had been sick
several days, and in its ex remity Ind eaten a
poisonous weed that grew near the shed. The
grandmother, finding it in convulslons, gnvo it
heavy dose of whiskey. The mother of the
child was in Jail at the time ON charge oil
drunkenness.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-10
CHEERED BY HER DAUGHTER.
Three Hours of Happiness for n Con
demmed Murderess,

Uemned Murdefess,
Mrs. Chari Cignarale, the condemned
murderess, was cheered by visit from her
little daughter who was brought down to the
Tombs by four sisters of st. Joseph's Home
for since her fathers death. For three hours
the child remained. When the two parted
their grief was terrible. With their arms
about each other they stool sobbing and
moaning until the sisters were compelled to
separate them The sisters promised to bring
the child regu ayly hereafter until the fatal
day appointed for the execution, The mother
promised to eat and regain her strength if
this was done. After the girls departure
Mrs. Cignarale ate heartily of dainty meal
provided for her by the warden's wife
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-10
BLAZING OIL
Poured on the Heads of a Circus Audi.
enCe.

ence.
During circus performance at Neschen
Germany, n storm arose and q portion of the
roof of the circus structure was blown off.
The pendant lamps hanging from the roof were
broken, and the blazing petroleum poured
down upon the heads of the people below.
There were 2O0O spectators, and a fearful panic
arose. In the midst of the tumult one of the
lightly built walls of the structure fell in, and
the whole building Immediately collapsed. A
large number of persons were burned, and
many trampled to death, and 300 others were
more or less injured.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-10
A Midnight Experience.

The stars looked down on the slumbering town
AS softly to bed last night we crept
He had yelled his ill, the house was still.
And we knew that the little tYrant slept.
So glad
But we stubbed our toe 'gainst the crib, and
lo
A yell of twenty. six lung power
The stiffness broke, for the tyrant woke
And we walked the floor for another hour
So mad
Boston Courier.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-10
MR. HAYES SORROW,

The following telegram has been received
from ex-P President Hayes.
Mrs Hayes and have heard with deepest
sorrow of the death Of our friend MIR.
Wheeler will attend the funeral with my
son. R. B. HAYES.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-10
HEWITT SAYS TEST THE LAW.

New York's Mayer WIN Not Allow
Hotels 90 Sell Liquor on Sunday.
Counsel for the liquor de1lers called on
Mayor Hewitt and tried to persuade him 10
permit the hotels TO sell liquor on Sundays to
guests with ther meals he mayor refused
to interfere, and tod him the only relief would
be to test the law. Counsel said that the hote,s
would open I'd sell liquor 10 guests, and, If
any arrests wtr. made, the cases would be
carried to the supreme court
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-10
a IIRlfsEHOIiday.

Wilson, Cass & Co., biscuit manufacturers,
Ca nbridgeport and Fl. G. Whitcomb & Co.,
electrotypers, Boston, have granted their
employees a half-holiday without loss OF
pay.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-10
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER AS A PUB
LIC SERVANT.
His Congregational Services In Behalf Of
His Country.

Ex-Vice-Presid dent Wheeler died at his
home in Malone, N. Y, on Saturday morn
ing, June 4, at 10 o'clock. He passed peace
fully away, without sign of recognition of
those about him.
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GET YOUR pASsponrS


liefore Visiting Europe, or You will BIO Sub.
jeoted to Annoyanoos.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 5.-Tbe Sec
retary of State has received dispatch
from Frederick Raine, United States Con.
sul Genera! at Berlin, setting forth the
annoyarces to which United States citi.
gems visiting Europe, and especially Ger.
man, subject themselves by neglecting to
secure passports before leaving this coun.
try. Rsrlin, Frankfort, Hamburg, Lsipsip
and other cities OF the German Empire
are subjected 10 so.Cslled ''small state
OF SIEGE" and every stranger or foreigner
visiting these Ststes is required to identity
himself by producing passport. Ladies'
are not excepted.
Immediately after the arrival OF straup.
or toe police authorities demand the pro.
duetion Of q passport, and if he is not pro.
ylded with one he must either procure
one at the nearest y. S. Legation OF sub.
NIT to annoyances, if not peremptory
order to leave. No stranger can enter the
dominions Of the Russian Empire without
a passport, while in severa! places Of Aus.
triB end Italy similar prohibtory meas
ures are enforced. Americans visiting the
continent OF Europe will do we'll to pro.
vide themselves with passports. Students
desiring to enter German universities can
be mstriculated only upon producing
passports. The latter are retained by the
authorities OF universities and ticket oil
protection or university membership ia
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SCENE or TIE WRECK.
Tho Tracks Cleared-Tho Cause Of tbs

Tho Tracks Cleared-Tho Cause Of the
TIFpIN, O., Jan. 5.-The acene Of the
wreck on the Baltimore l. Ohio is fest
losing it's horrible shape, and by noon to.
day every gestige Of the disaster had dis.
appeared. The track, which was torn up
for twenty yards, haa been replaced. The
dis mantled engines and broken cars have
all been removed, and traffic is again re-
sumnd. AL that remains to tell the tale
Is a few chnrred tlmhers which are being
covered to-day, by the gentle snow and the
horribly burned trunks Of nino bodies
which we're disGgured beyond recognition.
These have been cared for by the under
taker at Republic, and will be kept as long
rs possible,I go that friends may identity
them. - g ~ ,.y,
Every piece OF burnt clothing, ke Us and
everything that was not utterly destroyed,
has been gathered up to aid in Identified.
ton OF bodies. These will be held by the
coroner who will Immediately institute q
thorough inysatig gation.y eaaf.,t5;
The responsibility for tho accident is
now placed upon the freight conductor
Fletcher, who pulled out Of siding foul
milea west Of Rspublic without orders, in
tending to make the aiding, at Republic
ior the passenger train. He missed hit
calculation just one mile, and tho ashes o.
the unknown vicsimsitestity TO bis Grim
inal carelessness. Tho telegrams from
many points are constantly arriving max.
ing inquiries for friends supposed TO bt
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A PROMINENT KNIGHT
Denies the Report OF n Split In the Ranks OF
tia X M

.
Sr. LOUIS, Mo, Jan. 81 Mr.. T. b.
Mcguire. Of New York, member OF Dis.rlc,
Assembly AZ All OF tho General Ex ,cu.
tive Board OF the Knights OF Labor who
has been travelling from point to poin.
since November, in the interests Of the
order, was in. the city yesterday.
In an interview Mr.. Mcguire stated that
all the reports given in the newspapers in
regard to a split in the ranks OF his order
and a general disruption OF the Knights of
Labor were too ridiculous to bs noticed.
As to the statements in Now York
dispatches that no was responsible for the
raising OF Mr.. Powderly's salary, and
the extension OF time in order to make
capital for himself, 80 tina. he might final.
ly become the head Of the order, he said
was utterly groundless. So far from being
in any way responsible for it he actually
vo.edsgainst ,heincrenac Of salary and tho
extension OF the official term from ous to
two years, and his delegation OF sixIy.ore
voted with lin. The talk Of calling
special session going the rounds of the
papers he asserted was not indulged in by
any OF the order. OF course there were
cases OF individual dissatisfaction lust as
In other orders or even in the clutches,
but nothing OF the kind had become gem
eral, and probably never would.
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Mexican Troops lInssInc.

CuIcAao, Jan. 5.-A Times special from
Ell Paso, Texas: Large bodies of federal
troops have recently been moved up and
down the Mexican Central Railroad.
These manouyers have been mystery
but it is now stated on good authority
that break is feared in the northwestern
par. OF the State OF Chihushua. The
population about Cuseuireachio ia said to
be ripe for rebellion aud to be only
waiting for an opportunity and lesdar.
General Rigera, commanding the military
lorces 'of ths Ststas OF chihuahua ana
Durango. with headquarters at Chihua.
hua, on his recent visit to this city, ar
ranged Tor the putting up of new bar
racks at Paso Dsl Norte. It is rumored
that instead Of the 200 or 800 troops as
heretofore stationed OF pAso Del Norte
the number ia to be increased to 900.
The headquarters are to bs removed from
chihuahua 10 Paso Del Norte. The
Mexican military authorities have long
favored tho massing OF considerable
body OF troops near tie northern frontier,
A lumor in this connection ia to the
effect that 10000 troops sre eoon to be
stationed at and between Laredo, Eagle
Pass and Paso Del Norte for frontier duty,
but this rumor is not credited. yGS
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NEWS IN BRIEF.
There was heavy SNOW in Lonisian

There WAS heavy snow in Louisian,.
Nelson Newman was shot and killed by
J. 8. Robertson, Of Trinity, L..
The family Of Clinton Cooper, OF Colum-
bus, Ind, was chlorolormed and robbed
Of $500. tg; 2, ~
A sleigh was run into by an exp.ers
train near Pewaukee Lake, Wis, ard
three persons killed.
Preuser & Wellsnvoss' wholesale hat
and cap store, at Louisville, was burned.
Loss SOS, 900. :
Weatherby, Stevens & Co.. Of Cincin-
natl, have made an assignment to James
NJ. Glenn. 5Lisbilities sl55, 1888 SO.
Miss Kute Nicholson was burned to
death at Maysyille, KY, by her night
clothes catching fro at au opsn a,a.o.
n. koaton, q constable Of Morehcad,
KY, fired at and wounded John Rogers,
and wasshot and killed by Rogers friends.
The family OF John Wooster, near Mont.
peller, Ind, consisting Of five persons, are
lying dangerously Ill from the Elects of
poisonous baking powder.
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AXLE AND SPRING woRKERs

# o o..
Convention ns Pi1tsIurEh-Aprrentise sys.
.aCS.t tem-Advanre iu Wage. Asked. ,''"' ''
PlrrsDuRaH, Jan. 5.-This morning's
acssion of the International Convention Of
the steel spring and axle workers IVES
taken up with the discussion and adop:
ton OF rules governing Therapeutics
system. The rules provide for an appren.
ticeship Of three years, tho applo mt to be
not less than IS years Of age, and OF good
habits. Helpers aud filters canuot accept
positions that conflict, and no helper will,
be given q fittar's fire for two years from
Janpary !, 1857. ni.lI ks$
- In the afternoon resolution was adopt.
ed requesting all members 10 Join dis
tipctiye assemblies in the order 60 that at
the next meeting q National. District OF
the knights Of Labor can be formed. The
wage question was then taken up, and of,
ter arranging q uniform rQale It wac de.
eided to ask Tor an advance Of 20 percent
in the wages OF filters, and that the grind
ers be paid for selling their stones.
The election Of officers resulted as FOL-
lows; President, WI. Morrow, Allegheny /,
Vice-Preeident, j.. F. Elliott, Brooklyn
Secretary; j. H. Henderson, Allegheny
City; Treasurer, ]. ]. Mulvy, Philadelphia.
The convention adjourned finally this
evening to meet In Cleveland next Sep,
tember. ~ -,
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LIZ, Insurance Wreck, =.

HARTFORD, CoSS,, Jan. 5.-The two re-
ceivers Of the deiunct Charter Oak Life
Insurance Company have gone little fur.
ther than to receive and file the claims ol
tho $500 policy.holders. Many Of theae
appear to have heard nothing Of the com.
pany's troubles, or may have had an i'm
preston that it was necessary to continue
paying premiums to avert the lapsing ol
their policies. A large number OF pre-.
miums received from these policy.holdere
have been returned. Receivers have been
appointed in Illinois. Iowa and Wisconsin,
who will dispose Of tha company's prop
erty in those Slatcs. The Connecticut re.
ceivers will endeavor to get possession o!
the money realized, 30 that it may be
turned into a common pool for diatribu.
ton equally among the policy.holdera oil
over the country. They will make legal
con'est also TO retain posseesion Of the
$l45O0Oo Of Virginia aecurities which Pres
ident Bartholomew surrendered to the
company just before his fight to Canada.
His object WAS to make good the $4,000
Of the company's funds he had misappro.
priated. The trustee Of his estate! seeks
possession Of these securities for the ben.
eft OF his creditors generally. 6f
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Three Mexicans Killed,

GALVESTON, TEX, Jan. IA special
from San Marcos says; Particulars OF a
most atrocious murder committed on Sat,
urday night have reached here. Four
Mexicans were employed on the farm OF
W. O. Simmons. on the Cottonwood, iu
Guadaloupe county, to clear and grub bis
land. While in camp Saturday night they
were fired upon by party Of negfoea and
two OF the Mexicans were ilstautiy killed.
Another OF the party was mortally wound
ed, and the fourth man was shot several
times, but managed to crawl to house
some distance oway. Before leaving, the
murderers poured kerosene oil over the
body OF eus Of the Mexicans and set fire
10 it, burning it to q crisp. They were
traced four miles towards KingsbWry and
we're then lost sight OF. The Mesioan who
is still alive stated that two OF the men
we're negroeH and the third was mula.to
or Thite man. -fs.
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Defunlter uOke's Case.

MONTREAL, Jan. 5.-The legal argu.
ments which have occupied two whole
days Of the Judge OF Queens Bench here
for habeas corpus 10 prevent John F.
Hoke, the Peoria, ILL.,. bank defaulter for
SlS0,000 being surrendered to the United
States authorities. as directed by Judge
Dugas, who held the proceedings for for.
gerry, were concluded last evening. Sir
b D. Dorion, Chief Justice, announced that
judgment would be rendered on Friday
morning. Two eminent members Of the
local bar, engaged by the accused, have
raised point that the evidence goes to
show merely the prisoners guilt Of enter
ing tho amounts in the bodies Of 33l drafts
which had been signed by the chief oil.
cials OF the bank, who was alone author
zsd to fill them up. But the number in
question were surreptitiouuly sppropria.
ted by the prisoner. This ground was
not raised in the lower courti it is en-.
tirely new.
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HAIGHT CoNFEssEs

I"
To the Express Rpbbery-Ho Entirely Ex.
SFs1 culpatcs FotherinGham.
ST. Lopls, No, Jan. 5.-W.. W: Haight
one OF Witrock's a0conplipes in the traip
robbery, has furnished the locsl papers a
written statement Of his connection with
the affair. He says therein. that poverty
and his inability to Obtain empluymep!
forced him to devisesoms means whereby
he might provide his wife and child with
the necessities Of lifs. To do this be
planned the robbery and approached Wit.
rock with the scheme. Witrock became
enthusiastic over it, and thereafter took
tho atIair into his Lands, aud he Hsight)
beard nothing more Of him until be READ
an account. OF thu robbery in the psuers
Soon after tina. Witrock sent him STOOD
BY Oscar Cook, aud summoned him to
enSorth. There Witrock gave him
$4,000 more. He says that It was he
who forged Mr.. Damsel's signature ia
the pass which wac pfessnted to Fother.
ingham, and had the Adams Express
!etter.heads and envelopes printed.
Fothoringham, he asserts, is absolutely
innocent bleach and every charge brought
MIN. sla - . .lsssl .ifEE.gtf
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IT is not surprising that the newspapers
ars complaining not only OF the unwilling.
nsas, OF the railroad officials to give them
information concerning the smssh-up Of
Tuesday, but OF their placing obstacles in
the WY OF getting at the facts.
Such calamity is in no way lessened by
trying to keep from the public details
which they have right to have. A rail
road is not private enterprise. It is a
public servant, acting for the supreme
power which creates it, and it asks the
public support. But il q score more OF
less Of people had been hurried to their
death in private business house the pub
lie would want to know all about it, and
tho newspapers would be able to get the
information.
The policy Of silence is attempted by
some railroad companies and in small
matters il may be in some degree success.
full. No railroad company could hope to
keep tho Republic disaster from the pub.
lie, which sooner or later will know 1t all
and might as well know it frst as last.
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RIVERS AMI HARRORS.
Tho Amount Appropriated by the Comm
tee for ImnrnYamants


tee for improvements.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 5.-The House
Committee on Riveru and Harhors has
completed its river and harbor appropria.
ton bill, and it will be presented to the
House before the end Of the week.. The
grand total OF the appropriations made
by the bill is S7,l5S, $50, while the total of
the estimates submitted was $3O'2Sl, 749.
No appropriation is made in the bill for
the improvement Of New York Ha,bor,
although tits possible that q plauae covering
that improvement may be inserted before
the bill is finally acted on by the House.
Following among other appropriations
amounting to $4,000 are made by the
New York Harbora-Buffalo, s62, 500; !;
oswego, (extendcd improvements) $50
600; RiverH-Hell Gate, EAST River)
Pennsylvania 'Harbors-Erie, $4,000.
aivers-Ailegheny,. $4,000; Herr's Is
land Dam, Ito completely S2a. 900; Monon-
gahela River, TO completel $4,000. -
West Yirginis-Rivers, Biz Ssudy, Ito
a9mpletel Sl6,QOei Crest kanawha, sl2a,-
900. =.
Ohio Harbors : Ashtabula, sl2,5OO;
Cleveland, (existing project) $4,000:
mouth Of Muskingum, (ice harbor to com.
pletel $4,000; Toledo, tstraight channel)
$4,000. Rivers = Muskingum, below
A,nesville, $780, 1000. = 5slsN tja0
The committee held meeting to-day
and increased certain items in the bill as
followsH Ohio River from $3.50, 900 to sl75,.
0oo; Hers Island, Pa, from so5,O 900 to
$2a,000. .sl E@t .,
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) Fishery Troubles Rynewed.

BoaroS, Jan. 5.-An Ottawa special says
that since the Imperial Government has
intimated to the Dominion authorities that
they will be b2cked up In carrying out to
the letter the text Of the treaty Of 1918,
commanders of Canadian cruisers have
been instructed to make all seizures for
violations Of the fishery regulations under
the now act instead OF for violations OF the
customs regulations. This means tho con-
fscation Of the offending vessels. The
war has already begun in the seizure Of
the American fishing schooner Stevenson,
by the cruiser General Middleton, which
was announced yesterday. The Dominion
Government states that, backed by tho
British Government. lis determined to
coniscate every foreign weasel encroach.
ing on the Canadian fishing grounds.
Lively times may be expected.
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VOLUME EXXxV.--NUMBER ZIG.

and thoroughly fulfilled. England has
done go. Belgium and Germany find that
governmental ownership means the strong.
est pool. and France districts and diyidSs
Ito traffic, which is pooling. Ours Is tho
country whose Bize and complications
moet need cooperative traffic unity, aud
1t has beeu found tho best measure; yet,
after its Senate Committee travorscd the
country and heard all views, and there
from decided not 10 prohibit pools, Il
recedes from its own ground In response
to unreasoning and unknowng clainor"
In conclusion Mr.. Blanchard says: "The
salarles named arc insufficient 10 procure
the ability required to deal with ADEQUATE
grasp on the greatest problem We have.
Make the commission largo and able
enough, andpay them enough to take up
all questions as they arise. Choose them
from all the great interests to bs Affected,
and the securities they hold will bo proof
of business titness and prudenc, rather
than the reverse. Then lot the act be
drawn to give them juat power end dis.
cretlon, and tho railways and the public
should and will conform to their rulings
without all the prs-slaboration and d.fni.
lions OF intent contained in tho bill,n